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Ever since installing google+ to my phone, ive noticed unusual amounts of battery drain coming from 'android system'.
'android system' started a wake lock of about 11 hours starting about the time i would be checking my google+ and/or texting (im pretty sure texting didnt cause this wake lock tho).
i do have auto photo sync on, but im positive nothing new was syncing.
anyone else experiencing something similar?
Most of the time I freeze it with Titanium when I'm busy and won't be using it because it does use ram cache a lot.......I do the same for the Gallery app and Google maps. It's quick, saves battery, and doesn't waste my ram or cpu usage.
i use Google + excessively and it doesnt drain my batttery
movieaddict said:
i use Google + excessively.........
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Yeah you do!LOL,jkjk(I like most of your shares actually)
I agree tho and really don't think its killing my battery at all. After killing the pull down animation and switching to a solid black background from a live one, my battery life has been the best its been in awhile.
kawika said:
Yeah you do!LOL,jkjk(I like most of your shares actually)
I agree tho and really don't think its killing my battery at all. After killing the pull down animation and switching to a solid black background from a live one, my battery life has been the best its been in awhile.
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Hahahaha ty
If you sync images then yes
I had sync images turned on and G+ drained my battery syncing all of my photos on my phone to G+. Once it was done then batter went back to normal but it drained the battery for 2 solid days.
We should be able to make a list of the notorious apps that we've experienced that cause battery drain. No, not some 3d launcher, not some game you play too much, but apps that when installed kill your battery without good cause..
This is an opinion thread, if you see the same app repeatedly than maybe that opinion should matter, and feel free to give your insight.. but no "you're an idiot, because blah blah"
I've used poweramp music player for nearly a year, I've emailed the dev because it will kill my battery at huge rates, but they claimed that it isn't the app. Even though there are tons of posts about the same thing(many about my phone the Samsung galaxy s).. I'm sure it does, but I love the functionality it has and can't give it up. Which is fine.
But I suddenly have battery drain really bad and tthe only change I made was switching to go launcher. Maybe it is the Widgets, but I have lost several hours a day of battery only after using it.
Either way, since I couldn't find a thread about apps people think cause needless battery drain I figured I'd post one. I bet there are a ton of apps people will hate on, but maybe qe can save someone from finding out the hard way, or maybe a developer will see their app listed and think they should work on it..
Regardless, what apps have you installed and noticed needless battery drain?
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Wi-Fi Finder from Android Market drains the battery of my HTC Desire HD
I hear the android IRC app drains battery pretty badly.
Go!chat is litteraly eating the battery of every android device i've put it on
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This thread is going to be full of complete nonsense.. There are badly written apps that are going to do stupid stuff, but there are also apps which have custom codecs which use more power to decode certain file formats (PowerAmp) and apps which by design are going to use power (Wifi Scanners).
The sorta new free warcraft type game, eternity warriors or something like that. Impossible to turn off
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khaytsus said:
This thread is going to be full of complete nonsense.. There are badly written apps that are going to do stupid stuff, but there are also apps which have custom codecs which use more power to decode certain file formats (PowerAmp) and apps which by design are going to use power (Wifi Scanners).
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The exact kind of comment that doesn't contribute. No, it may list some apps that cause NEEDLESS battery drain. According to the dev of poweramp it doesn't process the muscle any differently, and shouldn't drain more than the stock app. There's no custom codecs to read mp3s.
I wont waste anymore time on someone who isn't contributing, only trolling.
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The yahoo! Mail app with it's push only setting had been a HUGE battery killer!
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Silentbtdeadly said:
The exact kind of comment that doesn't contribute. No, it may list some apps that cause NEEDLESS battery drain. According to the dev of poweramp it doesn't process the muscle any differently, and shouldn't drain more than the stock app. There's no custom codecs to read mp3s.
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You clearly don't get that PowerAmp doesn't use the same codecs as most media players.. It has custom ffmpeg libs. The author can say they should be similar in cpu but doesn't mean they are.
And I agree that it does use more cpu.. Mostly notice it when I listen to music while sleeping, the phone gets much warmer than if I'm using stock codecs.
And watch your use of the word troll...
Back to my point..
Danzanzio said:
The yahoo! Mail app with it's push only setting had been a HUGE battery killer!
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NetCounter prevents the phone from enter sleep mode. Stay clear!
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+1 for the yahoo mail app.
I am using Go Launcher Ex, Launcher Pro + and ADW Launcher and cannot say that one consumes more battery than the other, it depends more on what widgets or live WP you use in the launcher, so i think we should focus on pinpointing what widgets and in what settings or conditions drain the battery, for example i found that Animated Weather was for me draining to much juice and replaced it by BeWeather, for the same reason i replaced Executive Widgets by Pure Widget.
On the other hand i removed K9 Mail and am using MailDroid, as in several occasions K9 climbed to the top of the list in battery usage, doubling even the screen usage.
At this point i never more experienced excessive battery drain, other than screen and phone cell standby (due to bad reception in my area).
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On the other hand i removed K9 Mail and am using MailDroid, as in several occasions K9 climbed to the top of the list in battery usage, doubling even the screen usage.
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Let me guess, you were using POP...
Actually I might as well complain about a widget I installed, but I uninstalled it a month ago and haven't been able to figure out exactly which one it is in the market... Doh.. I installed it and it literally woke the phone and my tablet up ONCE A MINUTE to update. Deep sleep was gone, battery life about 30% lower than expected. So beware of widgets that update often
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Let me guess, you were using POP...
Actually I might as well complain about a widget I installed, but I uninstalled it a month ago and haven't been able to figure out exactly which one it is in the market... Doh.. I installed it and it literally woke the phone and my tablet up ONCE A MINUTE to update. Deep sleep was gone, battery life about 30% lower than expected. So beware of widgets that update often
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Yes you are right i am using pop.
You point is also correct, there are widgets which wont let deep sleep the phone. A method to pinpoint them is to look at the logcat and see which app is waking up the phone constantly.
tunein radio pro and sensor
I had a problem with tunein radio pro. Even after I shut it down though (App Management), under battery use, tunein radio was listed as draining battery continuously under sensor usage.
No idea if it is a sensor issue or the app issue.
kik (gotten better with battery but still needs improvement)
jolaren said:
Go!chat is litteraly eating the battery of every android device i've put it on
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yup same here
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Let me guess, you were using POP...
Actually I might as well complain about a widget I installed, but I uninstalled it a month ago and haven't been able to figure out exactly which one it is in the market... Doh.. I installed it and it literally woke the phone and my tablet up ONCE A MINUTE to update. Deep sleep was gone, battery life about 30% lower than expected. So beware of widgets that update often
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why not IMAP?
FIRST KILLER,
GOOGLE MAP!
I disabled it to prevent it auto start via autostart app.
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I've noticed the Photobucket app likes to open itself up in the background at times (i.e. overnight) and use up to 5% of my battery power.
Maps, Google+, PURE News and Messager widgets, K9 for Pure, XDA App (unfoortunately)
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I had some problems with battery time as many other here. Barely made it from 07 in the morning to 21 at the evening, with just 1-1,5 hours screen time.
Tried almost everything, without luck. Then i tried to log out and close Skype, and now battery live is much better, 14 hours with 3,5 hour screen time, and steel 40% left.
It looks like Skype just runs all the time, draining battery. Apps like BetterBatteryStats or Badass Battery Monitor don't show anything.
Is there no push mode in skype? If i close it, i don't get any messages.
Anyone else has this problem with Skype?
Skype is a P2P protocol based on a filesharing application dating years back.
So there is no real central infrastructure over which all your messages are routed as used e.g. by MSN, ICQ, IRC Servers, ...
However, as usual, some smart people have come to the rescue of us poor batterie-draining users; IM+ (Pro)
http://shape.ag/en/products/details.php?product=im&platform=android
You can configure it to connect to most protocols you might use (MSN, Skype, ICQ, Facebook Chat, ...) and set it to go to Push mode.
Their servers will then login for you and send a Google C2DM notification to your mobile whenever someone sends you a message - simple and very battery-friendly.
I've been using IM+ Pro on the S1 where it's the only viable method since there simply is not enough memory to keep Skype running in the background.
Additionally Skype on Android is somewhat flaky - I often don't get messages sent to me while the 3. party apps work just fine.
not sure but it says here
permissions denied app
The permission we want to block from Skype is the coarse location permission.
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http://thewangster.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/reducing-skype-android-standby-battery-usage/
is this going to work
Standby Skype drains my battery
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not sure but it says here
http://thewangster.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/reducing-skype-android-standby-battery-usage/
is this going to work
Standby Skype drains my battery
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I couldn't get this method to work.
Does the im+ method still work?
Or is there another method for stopping Skype battery drain?
Cheers
I've been using Skype on my LG G2 and it's horrendous!
It keeps draining the battery with constant wake locks and sometimes my phone is held awake by this one app for as much as 4 hours!
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I've been using Skype on my LG G2 and it's horrendous!
It keeps draining the battery with constant wake locks and sometimes my phone is held awake by this one app for as much as 4 hours!
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I'm using whats app for messages now so it someone wants to skype they can whats app me a text fist
Whats app is very good
galaxy44 said:
I'm using whats app for messages now so it someone wants to skype they can whats app me a text fist
Whats app is very good
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I've used What's App before and I agree it's pretty good but I like being able to use Skype both on my desktop and on mobile.
Also, it would be difficult to convince everybody on my Skype to switch to What's App especially work contacts.
lelik11a said:
I had some problems with battery time as many other here. Barely made it from 07 in the morning to 21 at the evening, with just 1-1,5 hours screen time.
Tried almost everything, without luck. Then i tried to log out and close Skype, and now battery live is much better, 14 hours with 3,5 hour screen time, and steel 40% left.
It looks like Skype just runs all the time, draining battery. Apps like BetterBatteryStats or Badass Battery Monitor don't show anything.
Is there no push mode in skype? If i close it, i don't get any messages.
Anyone else has this problem with Skype?
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What i do is set a data restriction on the app so my messages only come throught when it is in the forground ( when i am actively using it)
I also use this on bbm and certain apps which use data in the background this drastically improves battery life when running on 3/4g
I have a pretty bad battery drainage problem. Multidp and 12_hsic wakelocks are prevalent. The most noticeable is the Phone app waking up the most.
Steps I've taken to combat the High battery drainage
Disabled Fast Dormancy
Greenified Facebook, Playstore, PlayBooks and Keep
All but contacts and chrome are checked under the autosync settings
Even tried apps like Juice Defender, but the battery drainage increased to a whole new level; deleted the app
Installed a custom kernel. Undervolted by -50mv
ROM: CrDroid
Kernel: Temasek Kernel
P.S Tried the BetterBatteryStats thread, but no one did help me there. :/ Hope I solve my problem here. Attached the idle dump.
Thanks in advance.
mahendru1992 said:
I have a pretty bad battery drainage problem. Multidp and 12_hsic wakelocks are prevalent. The most noticeable is the Phone app waking up the most.
Steps I've taken to combat the High battery drainage
Disabled Fast Dormancy
Greenified Facebook, Playstore, PlayBooks and Keep
All but contacts and chrome are checked under the autosync settings
Even tried apps like Juice Defender, but the battery drainage increased to a whole new level; deleted the app
Installed a custom kernel. Undervolted by -50mv
ROM: CrDroid
Kernel: Temasek Kernel
P.S Tried the BetterBatteryStats thread, but no one did help me there. :/ Hope I solve my problem here. Attached the idle dump.
Thanks in advance.
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The Problem is The ROM , not the Phone.
Android 4.3 isn't optimized for S3 yet .
That causes Battery Drain Problems.
My Recommendation is that you search another 4.3 ROM or Downgrade to 4.2.2 or lower.
Previous post is wrong.
Your two first kernel wakelocks mean network use. Search for background sync apps, check Wi-Fi advanced settings and disable Google constant search.
Greenify all apps, except the vital ones for your usage. With paid app and xposed framework you can even freeze push message ones.
All this can be found in a couple of minutes with Google.
Some can achieve .2 %/hour in deep sleep with 4.3.
The Rom is not the culprit.
You wont get good battery life on IDLE on AOKP, AOSP or CM ROMs. No matter what you do. battery life is ok while the phone is awake but when it is in deepsleep still it consumes the battery on AOKP, AOSP or CM ROMs.
R0flC0pt3r said:
The Problem is The ROM , not the Phone.
Android 4.3 isn't optimized for S3 yet .
That causes Battery Drain Problems.
My Recommendation is that you search another 4.3 ROM or Downgrade to 4.2.2 or lower.
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Yes i know AOSP,AOPK & CM don't have as good an idle drain as the touchwiz ROMs, but in my case we do know the reason. So it has to some other reason
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
You wont get good battery life on IDLE on AOKP, AOSP or CM ROMs. No matter what you do. battery life is ok while the phone is awake but when it is in deepsleep still it consumes the battery on AOKP, AOSP or CM ROMs.
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Striatum_bdr said:
Previous post is wrong.
Your two first kernel wakelocks mean network use. Search for background sync apps, check Wi-Fi advanced settings and disable Google constant search.
Greenify all apps, except the vital ones for your usage. With paid app and xposed framework you can even freeze push message ones.
All this can be found in a couple of minutes with Google.
Some can achieve .2 %/hour in deep sleep with 4.3.
The Rom is not the culprit.
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Already had Google constant search disabled. And 4.3 is not xposed framework compatible. So can't use that.
And I have disabled background syncing except for chrome and contacts. It's the phone app waking up that's probably the culprit
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I use xposed framework... It's compatible.
2.1.4 apk framework works well. Some people need to use SuperSu instead of super user, you can put it with a file explorer in system/app, then reboot and run, there is even a cwm zip somewhere to flash the framework directly.
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Already had Google constant search disabled. And 4.3 is not xposed framework compatible. So can't use that.
And I have disabled background syncing except for chrome and contacts. It's the phone app waking up that's probably the culprit
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i dont get it.. your battery drainage is just 1.1% / hour
MoonBlade said:
i dont get it.. your battery drainage is just 1.1% / hour
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Yes I know it's just 1.1% but you gotta see that this is just an idle drain. When I start using the phone on day to day basis, it doesn't even last the whole evening let alone the whole day. I'm down to 20% by mid afternoon when i unplug my phone at 8 A.M. .
Whereas when I was on stock, as the people above have said, my battery drain was around .4% and the phone used to last around a day and a half with moderate usage. Yes I know that I can never have that good a battery, but atleast I should be able to eliminate most of the wakelocks with this ROM. But the typical methods like disabling FD, greenifying apps etc etc don't seem to work.
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Yes I know it's just 1.1% but you gotta see that this is just an idle drain. When I start using the phone on day to day basis, it doesn't even last the whole evening let alone the whole day. I'm down to 20% by mid afternoon when i unplug my phone at 8 A.M. .
Whereas when I was on stock, as the people above have said, my battery drain was around .4% and the phone used to last around a day and a half with moderate usage. Yes I know that I can never have that good a battery, but atleast I should be able to eliminate most of the wakelocks with this ROM. But the typical methods like disabling FD, greenifying apps etc etc don't seem to work.
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I am on omega rom series 8.1.AOKP
My battery doesnt last a day anymore.
Phone is way faster than stock, but battery sucks.
Are there NO AOKP/CM/AOSP roms that have more stability and better juice at all?
No
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Hey,
When I had JB i intalled a modded build.prop from a user here, and I got extremely good results. Now I changed to CM11 with my Xperia Sola and I noticed how my battery wasn't as good as before... Is there any solution to improve my battery with Xposed modules, apps, or anything else? I know that you shouldn't be running apps in the background etc.
DatJoe said:
Hey,
When I had JB i intalled a modded build.prop from a user here, and I got extremely good results. Now I changed to CM11 with my Xperia Sola and I noticed how my battery wasn't as good as before... Is there any solution to improve my battery with Xposed modules, apps, or anything else? I know that you shouldn't be running apps in the background etc.
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Use Greenify ..Should help...
neoavi7 said:
Use Greenify ..Should help...
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Already using...
It's really hard to just make a blanket statement like, "Yea, this mod/tweak/app/etc will definitely help you get battery life." If it were, then so many people wouldn't be on here looking for solutions. No 2 phones are gonna get the same kind of battery life for a ton of different reasons. Sometimes it's the kernel, sometimes it's apps that sync too much, sometimes location services get out of hand, sometimes the radio version doesn't mix well with the update you are on or the area you are in, maybe some 3rd party apps don't play nice with others, and so on and so forth. Best thing to do is run some apps that might help pinpoint what is keeping the phone awake (wakelocks). Better Battery Stats http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809 , Wakelock Detector http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179651 , GSAM Battery Monitor https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm&hl=en or something along those lines. Once you figure out what is causing it, then you can start to look for solutions. Good luck!